Improvement in blotting-pads



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c. A. cALn, or DnMoPonIs, ALABAMA.

neem' Parent No; 97,900, den@ December 14, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN BLOTTINGPADS.

The Scheduletreferred t`in these Letters Patent and making part of thesaine.

To all whom it may concern: i

* Be it known that I, G. A. GALn, of Demopolis, in

the county of Marengo, and State .of Alabama, ,have

invented a new and improved Rolling Blotter; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof,'whieh will enable others skilled in theart to makeand use thesame', reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part ofthis specification. v v

Figure 1 is a top view of my improved rolling blot ter. Q

'Figurefl is an end view of the same.

Figure 3 is a detail cross-secltion of the cylinder, taken through theline z x fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding pints.

My invention.` has for its objgct to furnish an improved rollingblotter, which sliall be so const ructed and arranged that theblottng-pads may be conveniently removed when required, and replacedwith new ones; and

It consists in the construction and. combination of the various parts ofthe blotter, as hereinafter more fully described, i

' A is the hollow cylinder', which may be made of any suitable material,and which is made in two parts hinged to each other at one side of' thecylinder, as shown in figs. 2 and 3. v

llhe parts of the cylinder A, when closed, are se! cured in place by thecatches or latches B, pivotedto the ends of one part of the cylinder A,and catching upon pins or catches C attached to the other part of saidcylinder. l vSeveral notches are formed upon the latches B, so

that they may catch upon the said pins C, and hold securely, whateverbethe thickness of the blotting-pad placed upon the cylinder. ,i

The forward ends of the latches B are bevelled off, and they are helddown by springs-D, so that they may catchupon the pins C automatically,when the parts of the cylinder are forced together'. The latches B areheld up against the ends of the cylinder A, by straps, as shown inlg. 2.I

`To the middle points ofthe'ends of the cylinder A,

are attached Apivots which enter and revolve in holes in the ends ofthearms ofthe branched handle E.

F is theblotting-panl, one end of which is inserted in the space betweenthe bar af, and the inner surface of one edge of one of the parts ofthecylinder The pad 14 is then passed around the `outer surface of thecylinder A, and its other end is bent inover the edge of the other partof said cylinder, which edge may be serrated to enable it to take a rmerhold upon the blotting-pad. f

The cylinder is then closed, clamping the ends of the blotting-padbetween the edges of the said cylinder,

and holding the said padsecurely drawn around the` outer surface ot' thecylinder A.

By this construction, when the .blotting-pad F has become soiled fromuse, it may be easily detached and replaced by a new one. i

G is a spring, one end of which is attached to one of the parts of thecylinder A, near its hinged edge, and the other end of which restsagainst the inner surface of the other part of said cylinder near itshinged edge, so that when the spring-fastenings B C D arev unfastened,the spring Gr may force the parts of the cylinder apart, allowing thelblotting-pad F to be conveniently detached.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentl 1. Forming thecylinderA, to which` the blottingpad is attached, in'two segments hingedto eachother at one edge, and securedto each other when closed by thespring-latches B C D, or equivalent fastenings, substantially as hereinshow n and described, and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The spring-fastenings B G D, constructed and operating substantiallyas herein shown and described, in combination with the hinged parts ofvthe cylinder A, as and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 30th day ofAugust, 1869. l

.0. A. GALE. Witnesses:

C. C. DRAKE,

C. K. BREITING.

